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Beginning in May, a special Today at Apple series titled “Made for Business” will offer small business owners and entrepreneurs free opportunities to learn how Apple products and services can support their growth and success.  Led by small business owners, the...

In an email to customers, Apple says there are more than 250 3D movies available for the Vision Pro. You can find them at the Apple App Store. From the email: Experience more than 250 dazzling 3D movies now available in the Store — and transform your space...

For the first time since releasing OmniPlan native on Apple Vision Pro, the Omni Group released OmniPlan 4.8, which is universal across four Apple platforms — Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Vision Pro. The update of the planning app introduces “Install Links” for...

Roborock, which specializes in home robotics, says its US$1,799 S8 MaxV Ultra robotic vacuum has become the world’s first robotic vacuum to receive Matter certification. The certification was awarded by the CSA Alliance after extensive testing at the UL Solutions...

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BAFTA Award-nominee Callum Turner (“Masters of the Air,” “The Boys in the Boat”) is joining “Neuromancer,” a new 10-episode drama based on the sci-fi novel of the same name by William Gibson, reports Deadline.  The series will be created for television by Graham...

Apple has posted the third developer betas of macOS Sonoma 14.5, iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5, tvOS 17.4, watchOS 10.5, and visionOS 1.2. Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper...

Documents by Readdle has launched Audio and Video Transcribe. The new tool is available for the iPhone, iPad and Mac, According to the folks at Readdle, the transcription feature in Documents is designed to enhance the functionality of your iPhone’s native voice...

Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for season four of its comedy series “Trying,” starring BAFTA Award nominee Esther Smith and SAG Award nominee Rafe Spall. “Trying” will return for its eight-episode fourth season on Wednesday, May 22 on Apple TV+ with the first two...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles you should check out: ° From The MacObserver: Ray-Ban Meta glasses users can now play Apple Music without having to touch their phone. ° From MacRumors: FineWoven accessories may get one last...

Apple may have canceled the Apple Car project, but it continues to be granted patents related to vehicles. The latest (number US 11964584 B2) is for an “Accessory Power Pack” for an electric car. About the patent The patent relates generally to electrical charging and...

Nominees in the Documentary, News, Public Service and Radio/Podcast categories were unveiled Tuesday for the 84th annual Peabody Awards. And Apple TV+’s “Still: A Michael J. Fox Story” made the cut. The lists, chosen by a unanimous vote of 32 jurors from more than...

Apple has announced that it will be holding a special event on Tuesday, May 7 at 7 a.m. (Pacific) with a live stream to be available on Apple.com and on YouTube as usual. It’s dubbed “Let Loose” and shows an illustrated Apple Pencil. Based on previous speculation and...

Apple’s iPhone sales in China dropped 19.1% year-over-year in quarter one of 2024, according to new data from Counterpoint Research. Overall, the country’s smartphone sales were up 1.5% year-over-year and 4.6% quarter-to-quarter in the first quarter, adds the research...

According to a post by the Weibo user known as “Phone Chip Expert” — as noted by MacRumors — Apple is developing its own artificial intelligence (AI) server processor using TSMC’s 3nm process, targeting mass production by the second half of 2025. Speaking of AI...

The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission has sent letters to Apple and Google requesting the removal of Binance apps from their respective app stores, according to CNBC. Binance is a global company that operates the largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms...

in military buildings due to increasing concerns about possible leaks of sensitive information through voice recordings, reports The Korea Herald. Quoting unnamed “multiple military sources,” says the Air Force headquarters released an internal announcement on the...

Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, said Apple’s move last week to remove the chat app from its China app store had not caused any decrease in downloads from China and criticized Apple instead for its “walled garden” app policies, reports Reuters....

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles you should check out: ° From The Wrap: Apple TV+ has the heaviest concentration of new shows, but nostalgia fuels Peacock and Paramount+. ° From AppleInsider: Investment bank Morgan Stanley says...

Meta has announced its “next step toward our vision for a more open computing platform for the metaverse.” The company is opening up the operating system powering its Meta Quest devices to third-party hardware makers. This new hardware ecosystem will run on Meta...

VRdirect, a software company specializing in virtual reality solutions for enterprise businesses, has released a new artificial intelligence (AI feature) within its VRdirect Studio. The company says this will make creating content for the Apple Vision Pro and Meta...

This seems to go against previous reports, but the Environmental Health Trust (EHT) claims the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hid test results showing that radiation exceeded federal limits when smartphones were in close proximity to the human body, such as...

The European Central Bank is opposed to Apple’s proposed changes to the iPhone’s near-field communication (NFC) at the core of Apple Pay, and has complained about it to the European Commission, reports AppleInsider. Pietro Cipollone, a member of the executive board of...

According to French business magazine Challenges, Apple has scooped up the Parisian start-up Datakalab, a company that specializes in in algorithm compression and artificial intelligence (AI) image analysis. The article says the transaction was completed in December....

Apple may be considering making a new iPhone wallet case as evidenced by a new patent filing (number US 20240127011 AI) for “techniques for managing physical cards stored in a physical wallet.” About the patent filing The patent filing involves techniques for managing...

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has asked Apple to remove gambling apps for the App Store, reports The MacObserver. He says gambling is causing morale and security risks within the ranks of the country’s military. For this reason, he’s banned gambling...

“Fallout,” the Prime Video adaptation of the post-apocalyptic video game franchise, has claimed the top spot on Reelgood’s weekly top 10 overall movies and TV shows for April 11-April 17. Following closely at No. 2 is Apple TV+’s “Argylle,” which bombed at the box...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles you should check out: ° From AppleInsider: Senator Elizabeth Warren has posted a call for Apple’s “stranglehold monopoly” on the smartphone market to be broken up, despite the iPhone peaking at only...

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of April 15-19. ° Counterpoint Research says that Apple’s entry will spur sales of the GenAI smartphone market. ° Samsung has recaptured the top spot in global smartphone sales from...